很多人都有吃零食的習慣，零食好吃但往往都不健康，你知道你最愛吃的零食在健康排行榜上排第幾嗎？一起來看看。
只要你選擇健康的食物，正餐之餘吃點小零食沒什麼不對的。
可惜很多傳統的零食雖然很美味，但是卻沒有什麼營養價值。
我們同營養學家、美國營養與飲食學會註冊營養師、媒體發言人金姆拉森（Kim Larson）交談後，對我們平常吃的零食按照健康程度做了一個排序。
下列清單按照從最健康到最不健康的順序列出了7類零食。
7. Trail mix 什錦乾果
"Trail mix can be healthy, especially if you make your own with healthier cereals, nuts, seeds, dried fruit," Larson said. 拉森說：「什錦乾果會比較健康，尤其是用健康的穀物、堅果、蔬果籽和果乾自製的。」
6. Frozen fruit bars (made with whole fruit) 冰凍水果棒（用整個水果製成）
According to Larson, "These types of refreshing snacks with no added sugars are a better choice for the summer than ice cream." 據拉森所說，「這些清新宜人的零食，不添加糖分，夏日裡吃比吃冰淇淋更好」。
5. Fruit-flavored yogurt parfaits 水果味酸奶凍
"These are not the healthiest yogurt choice because of the sugary fruit and granolas or 'crunch' they often add to these portable store-bought yogurt parfaits," Larson said. "Not the worst choice, but not the best either because of the added sugar content." 拉森說：「要吃酸奶，水果味酸奶凍並不是最健康的選擇，因為從商店裡買到的酸奶凍裡面通常添加了高糖分的水果、麥片或其他香脆的食物，這些額外的糖分使得水果凍酸奶雖不至為最糟糕的選擇，但絕對不是最佳的選擇。」
4. Frozen snack foods (pizza rolls, soft pretzels, etc.) 冷凍的零食（披薩卷、軟香椒鹽卷餅等）
"These are high in sodium, and often high in saturated fats and calories," Larson said. 拉森指出：「這些食物都含有大量的鈉，而且飽和脂肪和卡路裡的含量通常也很高。」
3. Pastries and bakery items 糕點及烘焙食物
According to Larson, "Items like bakery breads have no fiber or minerals because they are so refined. They can also be very high in calories." 據拉森說，「烘焙麵包這類食物不含纖維和礦物質，因為它們都過於精製，而且它們的卡路裡含量也很高。」
2. Granola, granola bars, and energy bars 麥片、麥片棒和能量棒
"Most of these are glorified candy bars with few healthy ingredients," Larson said. "Most of these are high in added sugars and total fat; some even have saturated fats (the kind we are supposed to keep to less than 10% of our total calories) and very little nutrition." 拉森指出，「這些美其名曰麥片棒、能量棒的食物不過是糖果棒，營養成分極少。大多數此類食物添加的糖分和總脂肪含量都很高，有些甚至含有飽和脂肪（我們認為飽和脂肪佔卡路裡總量的比例應小於10%），而且只含有微量營養成分」。
"It's better to make your own granola where you can control the ingredients, sugar, and amount of oils used in making them," she adds. 她還說：「最好自製麥片，因為製作時可以自己控制原料、糖分以及油的用量。」
1. Potato chips, crackers, corn puffs 薯片、薄脆餅乾、玉米酥
According to Larson, "These snacks are filled with air and loaded with sodium, fat, and calories." "Most of these have virtually no nutrition or fiber in them because they are so highly processed." 據拉森所言，「這些零食包裝內充滿空氣，而且飽含鈉、脂肪和卡路裡。這些食物大多數不含營養和纖維物質，因為它們都是過度加工製成的」。
"Junk foods like these should be looked at as a very once-in-a-while indulgence — not a regular snack choice." 「這些垃圾食品，應該在偶爾放縱的時候吃一點，不能經常作為零食來吃。」
英文來源：商業內幕網翻譯：徐璠（中國日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）編審：丹妮